We soon afterwards pulled up for the night, at two pools of water that were still of considerable size, and on which there were several new ducks.

They must, indeed, have been large deep ponds not many weeks before, but had now sunk several feet from their highest level, and, however valuable to a passing traveller, were useless in other respects, as our cattle would have drained them in three or four days.

From this place also the natives appeared to have suddenly retreated, since there was a quantity of the Grass [Note 9.

"Panicum laevinode" of Dr.Lindley.] spread out on the sloping bank of the creek to dry, or ripen in the sun.

We could not, however, make out to what point they had gone.